Metallica - Fade To Black (Studio Version)

From studio album "Ride The Lightning", 1984
Lyrics:
Life it seems, will fade away
Drifting further every day
Getting lost within myself
Nothing matters, no one else
I have lost the will to live
Simply nothing more to give
There is nothing more for me
Need the end to set me free
Things not what they used to be
Missing one inside of me
Deathly lost, this can't be real
Cannot stand this hell I feel
Emptiness is filling me
To the point of agony
Growing darkness taking dawn
I was me, but now he's gone
No one but me can save myself, but it's too late
Now I can't think, think why I should even try
Yesterday seems as though it never existed
Death greets me warm, now I will just say goodbye

[@BeerCigarsAndTexas]

When I was a kid adults would tell me that Metallica was depressing and about death but for me and many others it gave me something to live for

[@bughardnett431]

Metal will always be just that metal.

[@zachnar0125]

Amen! Miss the old shit. Gave awesome perspectives.

[@PolHesher]

CalimotxoPitillosYVallekas

[@gabrielmauricio5141]

Death and life walk side by side and metalica is what bintsdem

[@davidbaglione5232]

Been listening to this since 86, it is my favorite from Metallica. It has keep me sane for almost 40 years.

[@Grox3000]

The song that started it all... God I remember the first time listening to this in middle school and being absolutely blown away

[@bughardnett431]

I heard this back in the late 90s

[@metalmisfit5329]

Same..it was a fuckin shock..i absofukinlutly loved them ..the first 4 albums i love to death...i always had a metallica shirt on back then..did u rock any megadeth?

[@Vitaminprotein_07]

Black Album

[@Blaze69mx]

Same

[@rxyal_angxl]

same

[@ZiggyMcZag]

R.I.P. Cliff L. Burton. 33 years gone in a blink of the mind's eye

[@jatheshadow]

yeah 36 yrs already.. RIP Cliff - The Bass Legend!

[@theesweetscience2500]

Rest easy Cliff!!! The man was choc full of passion and incredible skills. He had sooooo much more come, definately gone wayyyyy toooooo soooooon.

[@matthewcasiglio2539]

At least James hetfield is still alive he's the main reason I like Metallica in the 1st place the way he sings each album's songs especially phantom lord seek and destroy for whom the bell 🔔 tolls the thing that shouldn't be leper messiah the shortest straw harvester of sorrow the frayed ends of sanity wherever I may roam of wolf and man 2×4 the house jack built until it sleeps 💤 king 🤴 nothing hero of the day bleeding me cure wasting my hate thorn within the unforgiven 2 Carpe diem baby 👶 attitude st. Anger 😠 broken beat and scarred cyanide turn the page stone cold 🥶 crazy and so what

[@joeyferguson840]

Cliff was the man. Not just a bad ass bassist but an INNOVATER of Bass. He had his own style, he birthed a whole new sound of bass, I often say he wasn't a bass player, HE WAS A LEAD BASS PLAYER!!

[@userIATSE]

@@matthewcasiglio2539only reason I still listen to there stuff

[@bigbermbikerchannel572]

Fade to black - Metallica Life, it seems, will fade away Drifting further, every day Getting lost within myself Nothing matters, no one else I have lost the will to live Simply nothing more to give There is nothing more for me Need the end to set me free Things not what they used to be Missing one inside of me Deathly loss, this can't be real I cannot stand this hell I feel Emptiness is filling me To the point of agony Growing darkness, taking dawn I was me, but now he's gone No one but me Can save myself But it's too late Now I can't think Think why I should even try Yesterday seems as though It never existed Death greets me warm Now I will just say goodbye Bye...

[@IamChloePrice]

Best song Metallica ever made

[@joea7325]

What about Master of Puppets?

[@thecourierNCR]

Orion

[@joea7325]

We're both wrong. Metallica's best song is by far "Creeping Death"

[@thecourierNCR]

I don't think they have a best song. Creeping Death is great for live audiences (screaming DIE with a bunch of strangers is always fun) but sometimes I just wanna relax, with the awesome solos from Orion. Creeping Death is really heavy, and sometimes I need a nice break from the heavier stuff, like Orion. I just like going back and listening to a work from theirs of the Late Great Cliff Burton. Both are definitely in the top 5 though.

[@arvaakuka8568]

+Bruce Wayne My favourites are Master of puppets, Unforgiven, For whom the bell tolls, Nothing else matters and this one! But I like all of their songs

[@stellamichali4570]

33 years later and still here listening to it

[@maverick4103]

Stella Michali ..same..I'm 35, and still listen to the same ol 3 albums..killem all..ride the lightning..and justice for all..I will live and die with them

[@Mrlinesss]

facts

[@bughardnett431]

Great song

[@h.j.c.a.5282]

Me too.

[@joeyferguson840]

@@maverick4103 What.....no love for the puppet master? Don't misunderstand.....I feel Ride The Lightning was their best album hands down. My favorite anyway. I seem to dig all the instrumentals......The Call....Orion....and the best one To live is to die

[@ModernDayWarrior2112]

This song is their Stairway To Heaven. A masterpiece in every sense of the word...

[@iceflame9535]

I especially love this song because of its acoustics at the beginning and the flawless transition into metal. This whole song is just perfect. But in my opinion nothing beats Orion.

[@matthewpratt7580]

Couldn't agree more!!! Both of these songs will be played at my funeral. The 2 best songs in world imo

[@seanruebush2259]

I miss this Metallica. I miss the me this represented too.

[@RickenbackerGalore]

Wow absolutely

[@edoardopaolini129]

I never lived in the first era of Metallica, but if I have to choose between a "period" of this band, I would much prefer this one.

[@vlassisnikas7634]

Great song!Ride the lightning album is awesome.R.I.P. Cliff.

[@Pepe1234101]

No matter how bad I feel, this song always makes me feel better. Metallica´s greatest masterpiece with Orion.

[@zekethomas3108]

Pertti Yli-Öyrä this, To Live is to Die, and Dyers Eve always get me emotional, whether it is sadness or rage

[@mackeydirk8643]

I can't believe this is 40 years old. This was groundbreaking in it's day.....Metallica emerging as true pioneers of thrash metal and growing in all directions at once.

[@TyraGaNihon]

This song makes me cry even more when I'm sad, but builds me stronger afterwards, everytime. Metallica, thank's for beeing a great, big part of me.

[@RuidoChris]

Best Metallica song and the minute 3:54 It is simply amazing

[@truzzified]

All of Metallica's Vocals are amazing. Enough said. R.I.P Burton, Much love brother

[@eyesonfire4301]

Back in the day this WAS THEE song to play well with your band.GOD, i miss those days.....

[@jamesshanley1558]

By far my fav Metallica song

[@Justin-us9zb]

This is probably one of my favorite songs ever. I found a tape of garage days re-visited when I was about 12 and immediately fell in love with this band. I'm 45 now and still love listening to all these amazing songs. Thanks Metallica for making these albums that helped me through some really dark times in my life.

[@secondplayer2]

This song is depressing and undepressing at the same time :) amazing lyrics, amazing song metallica ftw \M/

[@eugenehattingh3179]

One of the top 10 greatest songs of all time.

[@Spoon199]

First time I heard this song it was winter. The first crescendo in this song STILL will give me a chill EVERYTIME.

[@vittoriodelucia5828]

Metallica bring me to another dimension where i forget about everything and my mind is swinging trough the clouds of heaven

[@nathalievanmanen7711]

same!

[@Mrlinesss]

i learnt how to play this whole song on Guitar when i was 12. in the 30's now. This song was my child Hood. Much love to Metallica.

[@MFHCRAFT]

the best solo of Metallica !

[@renias8965]

The best solo EVER!

[@marcdarius638]

Vielen ist gar nicht mehr klar was Metallica eigentlich für eine Band ist, wer sind die eigentlich... hört euch das Werk Metallicas einmal genau an und entscheidet selbst ......das sind die Beethovens und Mozarts unserer Zeit, das großartigste moderne Schaffenswerk das ich kenne ❤️💥

[@hermanolucoz9082]

Timeless masterpiece, lot's of sentimental value---very deep

[@matthewpratt7580]

This is the best heavy metal song ever written IMO. Such a beautiful, balanced, heavy song that has everything!! ❤🤘

[@arvinbrinas2171]

I haven't listen to all of my collection , for so many of them, like getting all the meaning of it.

[@rickyclonch5796]

love the old school Metallica. before the black album

[@lemaire05]

I love all metallica

[@mcbillanderkoutsakis8988]

Metallica was the shit up until they released the Black Album. The first four albums were pure gold.

[@migueld3208]

Mcbillander Koutsakis the black album too

[@zekethomas3108]

Black album marked their change of style, from thrash to pop/blues

[@migueld3208]

Zeke Thomas pop- blues? the riffs from that album are as heavys as songs like for whom the bell tolls or lepoer messiah

[@royceeveland1943]

was great to be young and see this live , now i fade to black drink some beam an miss alot of friends that are now gone , and some nights i get this cd out and piss my neighbors off cus i can .

[@vincentbernier6163]

God i know the filling! Me too i lost some friends and i still remember them playing live in Montreal. And i still piss my neighbors once in a will with metallica

[@23Nemesis]

Do you ever play it loud enough hoping that the neighbors hear it possibly gain some respect for the songs? Or is it just me?

[@boocethebooce838]

i don't think you're pissing them off because they hate the music, it's most likely because you're blasting really loud music

[@chrisgould3103]

Royce Eveland rock on I can only imagine what it was like live back in the day

[@rickeywest142]

Fucking right brother

[@AdamDaBomb11]

Forever my favorite song until the end of time.

[@nandocoutinho9443]

that music is so deep sometimes it makes me cry......... specially the intro

[@icwhite88]

Man this was and still an awesome Album, especially this riff in my High School days in 1986

[@Peter_1986]

I love how this song and the lyrics was a result of James' reaction after their equipment was stolen. XD

[@dualberetta2755]

Well, the equipment was bought by james mother, so he got every right to be depressed

[@monutobooker6844]

Omg what a great album

[@Rickwaldron1960]

Back then and now metalica still is cool

[@jake113K]

favorite metallica song ever

[@gabrielsandor3474]

billie jean is better

[@jatheshadow]

so depressing, so dark .. so beautiful at the same time! love the lyrics , love the solos .. love the mood it has .. f. Amazing track !😎🔥✊ cheers from 🇵🇱

[@ZanderDepoisterthefourth]

I LOVE POLAND

[@prajwolgauchan]

Emptiness is filling me, to the point of agony, growing darkness taking dawn I was me but now, he's gone what a line \m/

[@BattleBazOnline]

I'm 33 and listened to hip hop most of my life and have never took the time to listen to metal before but I have been missing out on all this! Please suggest some other great songs to me. Cheers

[@coffinsmoke1385]

Try. Mr bungle. Travolta. Or sometimes they call it quote un quote

[@lewisphillips4845]

Try listening to some iron maiden anything from the first 9 albums is a masterpiece not a single bad song and any of the first 9 albums and then the 10th to the 15th albums are mediocre at best few good songs and 16th album book of souls is brilliant but I highly recommend listening to, the number of the beast, peice of mind, powerslave, somewhere in time, seventh son of a seventh son, and fear of the dark, all classic maiden albums and not a single bad song on any of those albums

[@metalmisfit5329]

Its kool your listnin to a dam good album..the first 4 metallica albums are brilliant

[@kaiul2967]

Well take the next 33 to listen to all metal has to offer.

[@CJ-qu9op]

try Alice in chains if you want great vocals mixed with outstanding guitar solos and over all exceptional music do yourself a favor don't research the band members and history just listen to the music its All great ! albums Black gives way to blue, Dirt, The devil put dinosaurs here, Face lift, Jar of flies, Rainier fog, Three legged dog also check out Sound garden and Audioslave two great bands and to me the core album by stone temple pilots is the greatest rock album ever I'm 40 and used to listen to hip hop no more! AC/DC IS kick ass too

[@airamg.a1856]

Magistral , oscura. Fria - ardiente , destructiva. Arte en su máximo esplendor

[@budweiserman199]

Fade to black excellent wording and guitar as always playing perfectly together that is why they are Metallica!,

[@martinmonosti9504]

is it 32 years later ?.....still listening

[@tanmaygoswami2479]

it is a history making song. that's why

[@Mrlinesss]

hmmmm

[@marlonbrandoseyes1443]

That solo is a prayer.

[@plazmikpond]

This is beautiful in every way

[@zandeurr327]

i wish i lived in the 80s, but i’m part of a generation who thinks this music is garbage. Listen to this masterpiece!

[@Shady_Inktail]

People I know now want more of THIS. It says a lot when a lot of the new songs simply rip off the old stuff without even trying to be subtle. I'd rather more music be like this than the copy-garbage from today.

[@Vader037]

amazing music.

[@Peter_1986]

I think so too. Master of Puppets is definitely awesome as well, but Ride the Lightning feels more melodic and the sound is very hypnotic and interesting.

[@Temetsekki]

Simply nothing more to give

[@SuperDrumdude11]

Damn, this song just a masterpiece...

[@alex-op5ls]

goosebumps!!

[@janenesc]

This soooooo gooood definitely a favorite

[@bauernmaxi123]

Best Metal Band on Earth. Btw: Fade to black will be played on my Funeral.

[@joseluisdiazmelchor5427]

Una de las mejores de Metallica unica excelente un gran ritmo y el bajo y bateria lo mejor desde México saludos

[@umbracatervae0]

I dont normally listen to metal but Metallica changed that for me.

[@benjaminbanton8290]

S/he's got a vivid imagination and is fortunate to be in touch with it. I also go places when I listen to my favorite music. Keep on using that left half of your brain ZombieKiller. It gives you an advantage over most people.

[@lemaire05]

growing darkness takeing dawn I was me but now he's gone....

[@analogkid4557]

Much better than the remaster.

[@srajjad]

perfection at its best

[@zodiac7186]

i turned this song on at school. and i asked the "hardrocker" if he recognised it. HE SAID NO. and now we have created a band together. we performed this at the schools last day before winter break. and everybody what song is that XD

[@Denmark_1974]

Kirks solo at the end is fucking mindblowing.

[@gabrielsandor3474]

kirby solos goku low diff

[@davxst1992]

Best song of Metallica

[@thetruemusichead]

Kikuku94, now that I think about it, I'm actually amazed theyve let you keep these uploads up all these years. Thankful!

[@juanarocha8629]

This is the one that hits me often

[@joeyferguson840]

I love how the staples are visible on the cover sleeve.....nice touch

[@hddr3]

no one but me can save myself, bit it's too late

[@ylhorror3031]

this song was made 2 decades before i was born but this is my favrioute song

[@s7enjitsu]

2024 and still ride the lightning

[@ZombieKiller766]

Whenever I hear that acoustic intro, I like to imagine myself on top of a really tall burning building as I look at the city in the distance being overrun by zombies and I wait for a military chopper to come pick me up after the hell I just went through to survive :D Long live Metallica \m/

[@Shady_Inktail]

Lol, that sounds like L4D or L4D2.

[@OHSNAPitzyaaboi]

Epic af

[@lawerta15]

esta vien chingona esta rola!!!!!!

[@KevinStone-b5l]

I was me but now he's gone

[@FLeXyShoT]

Literally the best solo ever.

[@minuban9869]

creeping death>>

[@tnigz1]

This song......

[@arvinbrinas8732]

Now Jesus kiss my asshole! Haha!

[@FelipeBillsMafia]

simplesmente um hino do heavy metal, essa musica e esse album inteiro sao prfts

[@SeanSimps3-vi5ls]

R. I. P. CLIFF. BURTON. ONE. OF THE. HEAVIEST. THAT I HAD THE. CHANCE. TO SEE. 3X

[@josuegar8082]

Rest in Peace Cliff 🤘🏽

[@rianafsanzani5744]

Miss u cliff😭😭😭

[@trentlyman2071]

I just died with a smile.

[@lancejedrickmaniquiz7547]

Master of Puppets so your the joker?

[@JuSiCaR91]

this is a sign,we must mate.

[@butterbean304]

Growing darkness taking dawn...I was me but now he's gone

[@mnsmat]

just epic ...

[@CyprusHartford]

At the first electric part. for some reason I compulsively, involuntarily, and without being able to stop my self cranked it up all the way

[@lukasgatica2306]

I like fade to black yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@anniedarkhorse6791]

Nice guitar work in this song.

[@lonercowboy2820]

NEW YEARS DAY 2019 Listening METALLICA MARATHON for 5HOURS STRAIGHT i dont care about my neigbors...what a great new year to star with?

[@Mrlinesss]

I see you

[@bradleyleacock3381]

I have a hard time listening to metallica when i was 14 chilling with a friend from school swimming in my dads pool a friend stopped by just bought a 70 Camaro took us for a ride we did not know he had been drinking he was two yrs older this album was just out and we got into a horrible accident she flew out the car and had been ran over by a semi her head looked like a basketball and all i got was whiplash i would have traded places with her now i am 50 and that day has bever keft my mind so no metallica for although thus songs brings the tears cis i had a real

[@chriscorbin3190]

Godly song❤

[@santiagocano-m4v]

Greetings from Argentina!

[@20colm1]

AAAAAAAAAGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! Too... Much..... Epicnessssssss :D

[@nandocoutinho9443]

it makes me think about life and what the hell are we doing with it

[@rafflesiatube]

the power of metal

[@TheLouie099]

The best band in the world !!! I`M DRUnk BUT I KNOW WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT

[@Kumaran2471989]

great quality thanks

[@metallicadeath11]

metallica fucking rules! they r the best! real living metal legend! Québec fucking loves you metallica!

[@darkiee69]

THE anthem for us who suffer from clinical depression.

[@thecourierNCR]

I've never understood the concept of being perpetually sad. Great instrumental but I can't relate to the lyrics (probably a good thing) good luck with your while mental problem. P.S. The meds they're giving you are making it worse.

[@darkiee69]

No, they're not. Only someone who never tried, or believe in scientology could say something like that. yes, you have fewer "high" points, but you have even fewer "low" points. And THAT´S what counts.

[@dddddddddddddddddddd647]

@@thecourierNCR You are a gigantic idiot. Probably 13 though I shouldn't judge too hard. Fucktard.

[@igormaxwel6093]

My favourite Metallica song along with "One" (AJFA, 1988).

[@DaltPlaysGuitar]

Favorite song to play :D

[@LordofRacoons]

Sic Transit Gloria (Glory Fades) Such is life my brothers and sisters.

[@ruaricairney4393]

13 and i know this will be played at my funeral

[@yeahright982]

It's just too good man!